Three passenger planes broke down in Russia in one day

Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot, experienced three technical breakdowns in one day, resulting in the cancellation of several flights. Moscow Times writes about this. On October 2, one of the Boeing 777 aircraft was unable to take off from Phuket to Moscow due to damage to the landing gear,…

'We survive as best we can': the pilot spoke about the deplorable state of Russian civil aviation

Aeroflot pilot, captain of the A-320 airliner Andrei Litvinov spoke about the state of civil aviation in Russia and about its prospects, Current Time reports. Russian airlines may suspend flights on Russian regional Sukhoi Superjet airliners due to a shortage of engine spark plugs. They are not...

Aeroflot can no longer show films on its flights: passengers are offered a 'digital detox'

Aeroflot's Telegram channel announced that the airline's passengers will now fly without the ability to connect to streaming systems. This means that customers will not be able to watch movies or listen to music during the flight. This service has become unavailable due to the “refusal of foreign suppliers” to provide it on…

Russia is resuming production of its Tu-214 aircraft to replace Boeings and Airbuses: it will take 230 years to replace its fleet

The first long-haul narrow-body Tu-214 aircraft for Russian airlines will appear in 2023, IXBT reports. Yury Slyusar, General Director of UAC, spoke about this within the framework of the international military-technical forum "Army-2022". “We are actually putting into production a batch of 20 cars for the next few…

The EU has banned flights of 21 Russian airlines: their planes are recognized as unsafe

The EU Aviation Safety Committee has added 21 Russian airlines to the list of carriers that are banned or restricted from flying within the EU because these carriers do not meet international safety standards, Meduza reports. Among the Russian airlines that made it to the list are Aeroflot, Rossiya, Pobeda,…

Aeroflot cancels flights to American cities for a month: list

The Russian national air carrier Aeroflot has canceled flights to 88 destinations. This is stated on the official website of the airline. The company's official statement says that these measures are related to "the continuation of the restrictions related to the spread of coronavirus infection (COVID-19)." It is noted that a large ...

Aeroflot employees smuggled Apple technology from the US to Russia

The United States has accused 10 people of smuggling electronics to Russia. In connection with this case, the State Department revoked the visas of 113 Aeroflot employees, writes Voice of America. In the United States, court documents have been declassified, from which it became known that 10 persons were charged with transporting...

Aeroflot pilot dies of heart attack during flight: why people die on airplanes

An Aeroflot passenger plane requested an emergency landing after the co-pilot became ill. Immediately after landing in Rostov-on-Don, he died (according to some sources, death occurred during landing). Previously, the cause of death was a heart attack. The co-pilot of the passenger plane that flew ...

The drunk passenger of Aeroflot broke the leg of the flight attendant: what will he be for it

A drunken Aeroflot passenger has been banned from flying on the airline after he broke a steward's leg during an argument over a cigarette with other flight crew members. The incident occurred before takeoff, writes Fox News. Passenger Maxim Pashnin boarded the plane without any problems on May 14...

'Black smoke poured down': eyewitness accounts and three versions of the disaster at Sheremetyevo. VIDEO

There were 78 people on board the Aeroflot aircraft, which caught fire when landing at Sheremetyevo; According to the UK, 41 people were killed. What the crew, passengers, their relatives and eyewitnesses told about what happened, as well as three versions of the disaster at Sheremetyevo - in the ForumDaily material. Currently ...

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